Holder for toothpaste tubes



Oct. 1, 1935. M. w. JOHNSON ET AL HOLDER FOR TOOTHPASTE TUBES OriginalFiled Jan. 25, 1954 Sheets-Sheet l N W tfahnson r7. :7. Lesie r A B W/aa a I flllomey Oct. 1, 1935. M. w. JOHNSON 1:r AL 2,016,269

I HOLDER FOR TOOTHPASTE TUBES Original Filed Jan. 25, 1954 3Sheets-Sheet 2 M. W. z'fohnsan 2]. If. Lesi'er I flllomey v Inventor: I

1935- M. w. JOHNSON ETAL I 2,016,269

HOLDER FOR TOOTHPASTE TUBES Original Filed Jan. 25, 1934 5 Sheets-Sheet5 lnvnlors M. Tia/27250 12 fl Home y journalled in suitable aperturesPatented Oct. I 1,v .1935

u rrEb STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,016,269 I HOLDER FOR TOOTHPASTE TUBESMinor W. .Iohnson' and James J. Lester, Nashville, Tenn., assignors, bydirect and mesne assignments, of one-half to said Lester and onehalf toA. L. Hanover .Refiled for abandoned app ication Serial No. 708,178,January 25, 1934. This application June 11, 1935, Serial No. 26,066

2 Claims. (Cl. 221'60) and this application is a reflle of forfeitedapplication, Serial No. 708,178, which was allowed May 3, 1934.

An object of the invention is to provide a. holder of this characterwhich can be economically and cheaply constructed, which can be readilysecured to a wall or other suitable support and which will be practicaland efiicient in operation.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be bestunderstood from a study of the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 .is a front elevational view of the holder.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is an elevational view of the opposite side of the holder.

Figure 4 is a top plan view thereof.

Figures 5 and 6 are sectional views taken substantially on the lines 5-5and 6-6 respectively of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a roller shifting member. A t

Figure 8 is a perspective view of a spacer plate to be hereinafter morefully referred to.

Figure 9 is a plan view of the blank from which the holder is formed,and

Figure 10 is a perspective view of a tooth brush holder forming part ofthe invention.

Referring to the drawings by reference munerals it will be seen that illindicates generally a metallic or other suitable blank which is cut,shaped and dimensioned to provide a holder having a back plate or wall,H and opposed sides l2 formed by folding the blank on the parallel foldlines I 3. At the upper and lower ends of the back plate or wall II areprovided apertured attaching flanges l4 whereby provision is made forsecuring the holder on the wall or other suitable support by suitablefastening elements l5.

Supported between the side members 12 are corrugated rollers l6, l1.Roller is has pintles l8 provided therefor in the sides l2 of the holderwhile the roller I! has its pintles journalled in slots l9 provided onextensions 20 formed on the outer edges of the sides I2.

For turning the roller IS in the proper direction there is provided onone end thereof a suitable handle 2| and for transmitting movement ofthe roller IE to the roller I! there is provided on the end'of theroller l6 opposite to the handle 2| a gearwheel 22 that is in mesh witha gear wheel 23 provided on a corresponding end of the roller H. In thisconnection it will be noted that the teeth of thegear 23-are longer thanthe teeth of the gear 22 so as to preclude disengagement of the gears asa result of a spacing of the roller I'I relative to the roller l6.

The roller I1 is yieldably urged toward the 10 roller I6 through themedium of plates 24 that are provided with apertures 25 through whichextend the pintles of the roller IT. The plates 24 are provided withspaced parallel coextensive arms 26 that'are provided at their free ends15 with hooks 21. Engaged with the hooks 21 are one end of coil springs28. The coil springs 28 have their free ends provided so as to engagesuitable hooks 29 struck out from therear wall or back plate II. It willbe apparent that the springs 28 will normally urge the plates 24 towardthe back plate H of the holder and consequently corrugated roller l1toward the roller 16 to engage between the rollers the paste tube 30 ina manner clearly suggested in Figure 5. In 25 this connection it will benoted that corrugations on the rollers I6 and I! so engage the tube 30that when the handle 2| is turned in one direction for rotating therollers l8, I! in relatively opposite directions tube 30 will be 30drawn upwardly between the rollers in a manner to press the tube assuggested in Figure 5 for forcing the contents of the tube from the neckthereof.

The sides l2 of the holder are secured in fixed 85 spaced relationthrough the medium of a. spacer plate 3| and the ends thereof areprovided with suitable slots 32 through which are passed lips 33 whichare subsequently flattened out in a manner .to secure the ends of theplate 3| to the sides l2 as suggested in Figures 1 and 4.

In actual practice, the holder is secured to a wall or other suitablesupport and the sealed end of the tube 30 is inserted upwardly betweenthe rollers l6, l1 and is secured in position therebetween by reason ofthe roller ll under action of the springs 28 on the plates 24 beingforced toward the roller I6. when it is desired to force some of thecontents from the tube 30 thehand wheel 2| is rotated in a clockwisedirection causing the rollers l6, II to rotate in reverse directionsrelative to one another for drawing the tube 30 upwardly between therollers to thereby compress the tube in a manner. to force some of thecontents of the tube through the outlet neck 01' the tube on to thetooth brush or the like. i

A suitable casing or pocket forming member 34 is also provided, and atthe open side thereof (which side is disposed against the rear plate llof the holder as shown in Figure 4) the lateral flanges or sides of thecasing 34 are provided with laterally projecting lugs 35 that engage innotches 36 for securing the casing 34 in position on the holder and in amanner to accommodate the tooth brush or brushes 31 as shown in Figure5. The notches 36, as shown in Figure 9, are provided in the upper edgesof the sides l2 immediately adjacent to, and at one side of the creaselines l3.

To prevent retrograde movement of the rollers l6, I! the handle equippedend of the roller I6 is provided with a ratchet wheel 38 with which isengaged the end of a dog 39 pivotally mounted on the adjacent sidemember I2 of the holder as shown in Figure 2.- Yieldably engaging theend of the dog 39 with the ratchet wheel 38 there is provided a suitablespring lo'which is connected at one end to said side l2 and has a freeend engaging the dog 39 as also shown in said Figure 2.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new is:

1. A holder tor'toothpaste tubes comprising a back plate having spacedparallel side members projecting'therefrom, a pair of rollers iournaledbetween said side members, one or said rollers mounted for lateralmovement toward and away from the other or said rollers, plates engaging6 the pintles or said one roller, springs'connecting said plates withthe back plate 01' the holder in a manner to urge said one roller towardsaid other of said rollers for engaging and compressing between therollers the tube, gearing con- 10 necting said rollers in a manner tocause the rollers to rotate in relatively opposite directions to causethe paste tube to move upwardly between the rollers, and means connectedwith said other of the rollers for rotating it. 15 2. A holder fortoothpaste tubes comprising a supporting structure, a pair of rollersJournalled in the supporting structure, one 01' said rollers mounted forlateral movement toward and away from the other of said rollers, platesens s ns 80 one roller, springs connecting said plates with vthesupporting structure in a manner to urge said one roller toward saidother of said rollers for engaging and compressing between the rollersthe tubes, and means whereby the rollers may 25 be rotated in relativelyopposite directions to cause the tube to move upwardly therebetween.

, mNOR. W. JOHNSON.

JAMES J. LESTER.

